is a Japanese

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series written and illustrated by

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. It has been serialized by

Shogakukan is a Japanese publisher of dictionaries, literature, comics (manga), non-fiction, DVDs, and other media in Japan. Shogakukan founded Shueisha, which also founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but are together called the Hit ...

in ''

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'' from 1973 to 2017 and collected in 112

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volumes. ''Haguregumo'' received the 1979

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for the general category. It was adapted into a television series on

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in 1978, airing for 20 episodes and an anime film in 1982 by

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and

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. Directed by Mori Masaki, it premiered in Japan on the 24 April 1982.

Plot

Set at the end of the

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, the series depicts Cloud's family with his wife, Turtle, their 11-year-old son, and 8-year-old daughter. The Clouds are always ignoring work and playing. Cloud is notorious for womanising.

Characters

* is the protagonist of the series. He is a famous womaniser and rarely works. * is the wife of Cloud and often joins her husband in his idling. * is the 11-year-old son of Cloud and Turtle. His personality is completely opposite to that of his father's. * is the 8-year-old daughter of Cloud and Turtle. She is a tomboy and has a serious attitude, opposite to those of her parents.

Manga

Volume list

Television series 1978

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as Kumo *

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as Kame Onna * Toshio Shiba as Aota *

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as Shunjyu Oyabun * Hideji Otaki as Chojyuro Suzuki *

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as Shibusawa * Yujiro Ishihara as Iwakichi *Written by

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References

External links

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Official Madhouse ''Haguregumo'' movie website
* {{Madhouse films 1973 manga 1982 anime films Animated films based on manga Films set in the 19th century 1980s Japanese-language films Jidaigeki films Madhouse (company) Manga adapted into films Seinen manga Shogakukan franchises Shogakukan manga Toei Company films Winners of the Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga Toei Animation films Jidaigeki television series